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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 418,765, dated January'7, 1890.

I Application filed December 11, 1884. Serial No. 150,100. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHESTER L. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norristown, in the county of Montgomery and State ofPennsylvaniahave invented certain new and useful Improvements inIroning- Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be asufficiently full, clear, and exact description thereof to enable othersskilled in the art to make and use the said invention. i

This invention relates to machines for smoothing clothing by ironing,and the requi site pressure is produced by a lever operated by the'footof the operator and the mo- 1 tion of the ironing-surface by steam orother power supplied by a rotating shaft.

I will now proceed to fully describe the mode of making and using thesaid invention, re-

ferring in so doing to the drawings annexed and the letters of referencemarked thereon.

Figure 1 shows a top View or plan of the machine; Fig. 2, a sideelevation thereof with part of the column broken away and indicated indotted lines, soas to expose details of the table audits supportingmechanism; and Figs. 3 and 4 show opposite end views or elevations ofthe machine. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional View of the clampingjaws.

The same letters of reference apply to the same parts in the severalfigures.

A represents a column firmly secured to the floor and having a journal Aformed on its upper end, whereon is fitted, so as to swing in horizontalplane, an arm A which is held down by collars and nuts A and A Upon theouter end of the arm A is pivotally attached, so as to swing inhorizontal plane, a

second arm A having in its outer end a bearing A formed, in which turnsthe vertical pivot A of the frame A bearing a roller B,

' turning with a hollow horizontal shaft B in the frame A and receiving1 rotary motion through the beveled toothed wheels B and B from theflexible shaft 13, driven by any suitable motor.

The roller B is hollow and fluid-tight and arranged to be heated bysteam entering a pipe 13, and the condensed water is discharged by thepipe B, the form of which inside of laid. The table O is of metal andmade hollow,

so as to be heated bythe steam and hot water flowing by the pipe B fromthe roller B, which water is discharged by a pipe C from the table 0after imparting heat thereto, and

by so heating the table 0 accelerates the evaporation of moisture in theironing or smoothing process.

U is a clamp conforming in shape to the form of the neckband of a shirtwhen pressed flat, as'shown in Fig. 1. A portion of the clamp 0 extendsbelow the table 0 and 1s slotted, as shown in Fig. 4. In the slot 0 aneccentric-pin C on the end of the shaft 0 rotates and operates to raiseand lower the clamp O, the motion of the shaft 0 being imparted by thelever C, which is clamped in position by a screw 0 passing through acurved sector 0 at the opposite end of the shaft, as shown in Fig. 8. Bymeans of the clamp C the neckband of the shirtcan be held securely on orreleased from the table 0. I

D is a clamp consisting of two opposing jaws D and D The cams D areconnected by the handle D The clamp D is fitted upon and secured toparallel rods D fitted to slide horizontally in holes made in the table0, and by means of springs D is forced outwardly from the table 0, so asto stretch the shirt in the part between the clamps O and D. The

cams D are connected to the jaw D of the clamp D by a small rod or bar DThe jaw D is connected tov the cams D by an arm D and when the handle Dis raised it turns the cams D and by the connecting-rod D forces the jawD inward, while at the same time the jaw D is drawn outward by theconnecting-arm D and thus the jaws are moved toward each other with thepart of the shirt to be clamped between them until they meet, grip, andhold the shirt until the handle D is lowered, and the operator, passingthe rotating hot rollerBoverit, smooths and glosses the previouslystarched and moistened part of the shirt.

The table C is supported by slides E, fitting uponcorrespondingly-shaped guides E formed on the column E and is raised andlowered by the link E operated by the lever E which is adjustablyconnected to the treadle-lever E by means of a pin E and series of holesE so that with the treadle-lever E in a convenient position for theoperator the required pressure of the table 0 upward toward the roller Bmay be easily secured.

The machine is operated by placing a shirt previously starehed andmoistened, while the table is lowered, with the neckband under the clampO and then clamping it to the table, and by placing the lower part ofthe shirt between the jaws D and D and clamping it, while the clamp D ispressed horizontally toward the table C, and upon relieving thehorizontal pressure on the clamp the springs D stretch the shirtlengthwise, and the operator then, moving the revolving roller B overthe shirt and pressing the foot upon the treadle, presses the shirtupward against the roller B, and then moving the roller over all partsof the shirt smooths and burnishes it into a glazed surface. Thepressure of the table 0 upward against the roller B is made only withmoderate force at first, so as to set the starch and partially dry andstiffen the work, and the tendency of the roller'is, when held with itsaxis transversely to the length of the table 0, to travel in a rightline, the direction of its motion controlled by steering or guiding itby the handle. The resistance to the return movement which the rollerwould otherwise make is avoided by relieving the pressure of the tableby allowing the treadle to rise. After the preliminary drying andsmoothing operations are performed the glossing or polishing of thesurface is effected by making a firm pressure of the work against theroller by means of the treadle and cansing the roller to travel .overthe work and thus burnish it. The operator during these processesrequires to exert but little strength, owing to the multiplication offorce by the treadle-lever for pressing and owing to the motion of thesmoothing and polishing roller being supplied by the driving-powerthrough the flexible shaft.

Having described my invention and the mode of using the same, what Iclaim is The combination of the neck-clamp (3', cccentric-pin C shaft Clever C, screw C and sector 0 with the hollow metallic table 0,substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

CHESTER L. SMITH. Witnesses: A. E. PAIGE,

J. DANIEL EBY.

